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Barnet 1942

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnet Urban District Council]

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DAIRIS COWEDS AMD MILKSHOPS,
The number of persons registered to sell milk is twenty-five, viz:-
10 Dairies and Cowsheds
15 Milkshops and Purveyors of Milk.
Thirty-three inspections were made, ad particular attention paid to the
hygienic essentials necessary for a pure milk production and distribution.
Ten Licences were granted to sell milk under the Milk (Special Designations)
Order, 1936 viz:-
Tuberculin Tested 4
Accredited 2
Pasteurised 4
SLAUGHTER OF ANIMALS ACT. 1933.
There are twelve persons licensed by the Council As fit persons to slaughter
animals in the district at, compared with fourteen in the previous year.
No complaint was received concerning the conduct of any of these men.
MEAT AND FOOD INSPECTION.
The following is a list of the articles of food condemned as unsound and
unfit for human consumption during the year:-
Chopped Ham 121 lbs.
Corned Beef 42 "
Veal 5- "
Pork Sausage Meat 32 tins
Brisket 8 lbs.
Tongue 6 "
American Meat 128 lbs.
Mutton and Organs 52 "
Bacon 15½ "
Stewed Steak 21 tins
Meat Roll 6 "
Ready Meals 9 "
Salmon 8 "
Pilchards 31 "
Herrings 3 "
Sardines 4 "
Cod 5 stone
Coffee 75 lbs.
Coffee Essence 2 bottles
Golden Syrup 3 lbs.
Tea 6 lbs.
Cheese 19½ "
Cake (Maderia) 101½ "
Pears 7 tins
Pineapple 20 "
Apricots 2 "
Fruit Salad 2 "
Plums 6 "
Apples 6 "
Tomatoes 11 "
Beans 80 "
Soups 19 "
Peas 27 "
Milk 205 "
Jam 2 "
Mixed Vegetables 18 "
Miscellaneous 8 "